Mr. and Mrs. By Briggs

Clare A. Briggs (1875 - 1930)Briggs was best known for his later comic strips When a Feller Needs a Friend Ain't It a Grand and Glorious Feeling ? The Days of Real Sport and Mr. and Mrs.His longest-lasting and most famous comic was Mr. and Mrs.Mr. was Joe Green and Mrs. was his wife Vi. They also had a young son named Roscoe. Joe and Vi argued a lot. They weren't as bad as Leroy and Loretta Lockhorn but their relationship was characterized more by mutual antagonism than affection. Neither was especially good-looking or appealing in any other way. They were middle-aged and dumpy and seldom made clever or interesting remarks unless you count their barbs at each other. Roscoe was de-emphasized except in the early years and virtually disappeared as the series went on.Clare Briggs was a pioneer of American newspaper comics best-known for his features 'A. Piker Clerk' 'Mr and Mrs' and 'When A Feller Needs A Friend'. Born in Reedsburg Wisconsin as the son of a farm machinery salesman Briggs left his rural home in Lincoln Nebraska as a young man to try his luck at cartooning.